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Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group |
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Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group |
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50th Jamboree on the Air
20th - 21st October 2007
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In the Beginning... The first Jamboree on the Air was held in 1958 following the success of the amateur radio station at the World Scout Jamboree at Sutton Coldfield in 1957. JOTA is the largest international Scouting event in the world with over 500,000 Scouts and Guides taking part. |
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JOTA & Radio Scouting Jamboree on the Air is the highlight of the Radio Scouting calendar, when Scouts have the opportunity to practice many of the skills they have discovered during the year. The Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group has taken part in JOTA since 1981. |
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de GB4NDS...... Our Radio Station at Overstone will be open from 2100 hrs local time on Friday 19th October and will operate until 1500 hrs local time on Sunday 21st October 2007. We will be active on 28MHz, 21MHz, 14MHz, 7MHz and 3.5MHz on the HF bands (around the World Scout Frequencies) and also on 144MHz VHF (around 144.325MHz) and 434MHz UHF. |
CQ de GB4NDS...... Photographs of our station During JOTA weekend we took several photographs of our activities at Overstone. Follow the links below to view this year's event or highlights from previous years.
JOTA 2005 Pictures |
On the Air with Echolink? This year we have a broadband internet connection available and will be making use of the Internet facilities to enhance our Jamboree on the Air station again this year. We hope to be on the air with Echolink which will allow us to contact Scouts around the world using amateur radio via the internet.
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World Scout Bureau HB9S is the amateur radio station of the World Scout Bureau in Geneva. Click on the badge below to find out more about their station and Jamboree on the Air around the world..
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JOTA Documents & Links
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JOTA Badges around the World With around 500,000 Scouts and Guides taking part in Jamboree on the Air each year, many countries issue special badges for the event. Here is one site where you can view JOTA badges from around the world - Jay's Patch Collection. |
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The Northampton Scout Amateur Radio Group provides opportunities for Scouts to complete the Radio Communicator Badge and can also provide facilities for the Electronics badge and the IT staged activity badges. |
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